Brief Life History of David
When David Jenkins was born on 27 September 1813, in Bartville, Bart Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David Jenkins, was 28 and his mother, Jane Ferguson, was 30. He married Agnes "Nancy" Murray on 23 April 1850, in Springville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1850 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 4 March 1898, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- David Jenkins, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mr David Jenkins, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- David Jenkins, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Jenkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Jenkins is one of the most common surnames in England, especially southwestern England, but is also especially associated with Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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David Jenkins (history from Ramona Christensen collection of family histories)
David Jenkins….(brother to William Johnson Jenkins Sr.) David was three years old when his little brother William was born. William was born in December, three months after his dad died.. (His da …
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